Sophia Learning
Sophia: Apostrophes: Lesson 13
This lesson introduces apostrophes and how they are used. It is 13 of 13 in the series titled "Apostrophes."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Apostrophes: Lesson 9
This lesson introduces apostrophes and how they are used. It is 9 of 13 in the series titled "Apostrophes."
Primary Resources
Gareth Pitchford's Primary Resources: Apostrophe Quiz
Need instant feedback about your apostrophe skills? Take this quick quiz and get your answers checked immediately. Ten questions challenge your skills.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Grammar Apostrophe
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart will help students use the apostrophe accurately to mark possession by identifying possessive apostrophes in reading, and helping them understand the basic rules for applying apostrophes...
TES Global
Blendspace: Contractions Using Apostrophes 3.w.6.2b
A thirteen-part learning module with links to images, videos, images, and websites about using apostrophes in contractions.
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Possessive Pronoun and Apostrophe
This Purdue Online Writing Lab article explains the three uses of the apostrophe.
English Plus+
Grammar Slammer's Apostrophes Showing Possession
This site discusses the correct and incorrect usage of apostrophes to show possession and examples are provided. Note that links are provided at the bottom of the page for other specific uses of the apostrophe.
Other
Sandhills Community College: The Apostrophe
A valuable resource for learning about the uses of the apostrophe in English punctuation, including apostrophes with possessive nouns as well as contractions. Provides examples.
Other
Punctuation Mark Rules: The Apostrophe
An informational site detailing some of the uses and misuses of the "apostrophe" in English punctuation. Also includes several examples.
Get It Write
Get It Write: Using the Possessive Case With Gerunds
This site gives a very clear explanation of a gerund and its noun qualities. This resource explains how to use the possessive case with a gerund. A quiz is provided to check understanding of this concept.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Apostrophe What's the Use?
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart reviews the two basic uses of the apostrophe-- contractions and possessives. Students are given opportunities to distinguish why an apostrophe is used. Web links for practice and...
The Write Place
Literacy Education Online
Literacy Education Online (or LEO) is a great place to start if you need help with your writing. The homepage is organized around kinds of problems or questions you might have concerning your writing. Find your problem, click on the...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Common Issues With Apostrophes: Lesson 3
This lesson explores common errors made with apostrophes and how to correct them. It is 3 of 3 in the series titled "Common Issues with Apostrophes."
ACT360 Media
Writing Tips: Sentence Builder: Apostrophe
A brief description of the rules, usage, and examples of the "apostrophe" in English punctuation.
Expansion Learning
Expansion Learning: Is This Correct? (Apostrophe)
Activity provides students the practice they need to master the skill of using apostrophe's correctly. Immediate feedback is given.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Ten Minute Grammar Lessons Apostrophes
[Free Registration/Login Required] These lessons are intended to be used by English Language Arts teachers in grades 6-8 for a quick, whole-class review of the rules for using apostrophes.
English Plus+
Plural Possessives
This site discusses the correct and incorrect usage of apostrophes to show possession with plural nouns.
University of Ottawa (Canada)
U of Ottawa Hyper Grammar: Punctuation
Writing center tutorial for how to correctly use various types of punctuation, including the apostrophe in contractions, possessives, and pronouns.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Introduction to the Possessive
Learn to use apostrophes to indicate possession, or ownership -- and when not to use them.
Other
Illinois State University: Punctuation Made Simple
Brief tutorial on how to use some of the most confusing punctuation marks: colon, semicolon, comma, dash, and the apostrophe.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Punctuation
Punctuation is the point of this lesson. You'll learn to put the right dots and squiggles in the appropriate places in your writing. You'll review the conventions of punctuation used in academic English. Then you will apply what you...
Goodwill
Gcf Global: Possessives
Tutorial explores how to use possessive nouns and adjectives correctly.
Vocabulary Spelling City
Vocabulary Spelling City: Contractions
This resource allows students the opportunity to master the concept of contractions through contractions word list, flash cards, and test. The interactive voice reads, spells and uses each word in a sentence to ensure comprehension.
Quia
Quia: Contractions
A short game student can play to learn contractions using "Matching", "Flashcards", or "Concentration".